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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 13.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Rheum Dis. 2012 May 30;71(9):1448–1453. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201215

Table 3.

Total purine consumption and risk of recurrent gout attack in subgroups by sex, alcohol consumption, use of diuretics, allopurinol, colchicine and NSAIDs

Other risk factors over 2 days Quintile of purine intake over 2 days Number of control periods Number of hazard periods Adjusted OR (95% CI)* p For trend
Men Quintile 1 290 156 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 285 162 1.10 (0.80 to 1.52)
Quintile 3 275 171 1.37 (0.97 to 1.94)
Quintile 4 235 212 2.34 (1.64 to 3.33)
Quintile 5 175 271 4.83 (3.25 to 7.18)
Women Quintile 1 73 47 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 74 47 1.45 (0.79 to 2.67)
Quintile 3 73 48 1.44 (0.77 to 2.71)
Quintile 4 66 55 1.86 (0.98 to 3.52)
Quintile 5 43 78 4.73 (2.28 to 9.84)
Age <55 Quintile 1 169 94 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 166 101 1.31 (0.87 to 1.96)
Quintile 3 161 121 1.84 (1.19 to 2.84)
Quintile 4 145 143 2.50 (1.63 to 3.86)
Quintile 5 111 153 4.21 (2.56 to 6.92)
Age ≥55 Quintile 1 194 109 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 193 108 1.08 (0.73 to 1.61)
Quintile 3 187 98 1.02 (0.67 to 1.57)
Quintile 4 156 124 1.91 (1.22 to 2.99)
Quintile 5 107 196 5.43 (3.20 to 8.91)
Alcohol intake Quintile 1 138 65 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 143 92 1.17 (0.72 to 1.91)
Quintile 3 120 76 1.32 (0.72 to 1.91)
Quintile 4 121 112 2.07 (1.19 to 3.62)
Quintile 5 80 162 4.91 (2.66 to 9.08)
No alcohol intake Quintile 1 225 138 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 216 117 1.17 (0.72 to 1.91)
Quintile 3 228 143 1.44 (0.97 to 2.13)
Quintile 4 180 155 2.32 (1.54 to 3.48)
Quintile 5 138 187 4.13 (2.59to 6.56)
Diuretic use Quintile 1 67 63 1.0 (referent) <0.006
Quintile 2 65 52 0.82 (0.44 to 1.52)
Quintile 3 66 60 1.11 (0.57 to 2.15)
Quintile 4 55 62 1.36 (0.67 to 2.75)
Quintile 5 50 91 2.78 (1.28 to 6.04)
No diuretic use Quintile 1 296 140 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 294 157 1.31 (0.94 to 1.81)
Quintile 3 282 159 1.45 (1.02 to 2.07)
Quintile 4 246 205 2.54 (1.78 to 3.64)
Quintile 5 168 258 5.52 (3.69 to 8.28)
Allopurinol use Quintile 1 119 49 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 114 59 1.41 (0.80 to 2.50)
Quintile 3 119 51 1.44 (0.76 to 2.77)
Quintile 4 97 61 1.70 (0.88 to 3.29)
Quintile 5 65 85 5.51 (2.57 to 11.8)
No allopurinol use Quintile 1 244 154 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 245 150 1.04 (0.73 to 1.48)
Quintile 3 229 168 1.27 (0.89 to 1.83)
Quintile 4 204 206 2.16(1.48 to 3.16)
Quintile 5 153 264 4.35 (2.85 to 6.64)
Colchicine use Quintile 1 74 34 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 42 24 2.46 (0.92 to 6.59)
Quintile 3 43 18 1.19 (0.32 to 4.38)
Quintile 4 35 27 3.26 (1.00 to 10.6)
Quintile 5 29 41 13.2 (3.24 to 53.6)
No colchicine use Quintile 1 289 169 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 317 185 1.08 (0.80 to 1.47)
Quintile 3 305 201 1.29 (0.93 to 1.79)
Quintile 4 266 240 1.95 (1.39 to 2.74)
Quintile 5 189 308 4.20 (2.88 to 6.13)
NSAIDs use Quintile 1 85 44 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 91 56 1.66 (0.84 to 3.29)
Quintile 3 104 54 1.23 (0.59 to 2.58)
Quintile 4 79 73 2.72 (1.31 to 5.66)
Quintile 5 53 115 6.36 (2.76 to 14.7)
No NSAIDs use Quintile 1 278 159 1.0 (referent) <0.001
Quintile 2 268 153 1.20 (0.86 to 1.69)
Quintile 3 244 165 1.65 (1.15 to 2.39)
Quintile 4 222 194 2.37 (1.63 to 3.47)
Quintile 5 165 234 5.12 (3.32 to 7.90)
*

Adjusted for use of alcohol, diuretics, allopurinol, colchicine and non-steroidal anti-infl ammatory drug (NSAIDs).